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SANCTIFICATION “Of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us . . . sanctification.” 1 Corinthians 1:30 The Life Side. The mystery of sanctification is that the perfections of Jesus Christ are imparted to me, not gradually, but instantly when by faith I enter into the realization that Jesus Christ is made unto me sanctification. Sanctification does not mean anything less than th..

SANCTIFICATION “This is the will of God, even your sanctification.” 1 Thessalonians 4:3 The Death Side. In sanctification God has to deal with us on the death side as well as on the life side. Many of us spend so much time in the place of death that we get sepulchral. There is always a battle royal before sanctification, always something that tugs with resentment against the demands of Jesu..

DEPENDENT ON GOD’S PRESENCE “They that wait upon the Lord . . . shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 There is no thrill in walking; it is the test of all the stable qualities. To “walk and not faint” is the highest reach possible for strength. The word “walk” is used in the Bible to express the character— “John looking on Jesus as He walked, said, Behold the Lamb of God!”..

THE GATEWAY TO THE KINGDOM “Blessed are the poor in spirit.” Matthew 5:3 Beware of placing Our Lord as a Teacher first. If Jesus Christ is a Teacher only, then all He can do is to tantalize me by erecting a standard I cannot attain. What is the use of presenting me with an ideal I cannot possibly come near? I am happier without knowing it. What is the good of telling me to be what I never c..

THE MYSTERY OF BELIEVING “And he said, Who art Thou, Lord?” Acts 9:5. By the miracle of Redemption Saul of Tarsus was turned in one second from a strong-willed, intense Pharisee into a humble, devoted slave of the Lord Jesus. There is nothing miraculous about the things we can explain. We command what we are able to explain, consequently it is natural to seek to explain. I..

THE DELIGHT OF DESPAIR “And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead.” Revelation 1:17 It may be that like the apostle John you know Jesus Christ intimately, when suddenly He appears with no familiar characteristic at all, and the only thing you can do is to fall at His feet as dead. There are times when God cannot reveal Himself in any other way than in His majesty, and it is the awfulne..

CAREFUL INFIDELITY “Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body what ye shall put on.” Matthew 6:25 Jesus sums up common-sense carefulness in a disciple as infidelity. If we have received the Spirit of God, He will press through and say—Now where does God come in in this relationship, in this mapped out holiday, until we learn to make Hi..

NOW THIS EXPLAINS IT “That they all may be one; as thou, father, art in me, and I in Thee, that they also may be one in us.” John 17:21 If you are going through a solitary way, read John 17, it will explain exactly why you are where you are─Jesus has prayed that you may be one with the Father as He is. Are you helping God to answer that prayer, or have you some other end for your life? Si..

DIVINE REASONINGS OF FAITH “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33 Immediately we look at these words of Jesus, we find them the most revolutionary statement human ears ever listened to. “Seek ye first the kingdom of God.” We argue in exactly the opposite way—“But I must live; I must make so much money..

THE COLLISION OF GOD AND SIN “Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree.” 1 Peter 2:24 The Cross of Jesus is the revelation of God’s judgment on sin. Never tolerate the idea of martyrdom about the Cross of Jesus Christ. The Cross was a superb triumph in which the foundations of hell were shaken. There is nothing more certain in Time or Eternity than what Jesus Christ did ..